Part one

Apartment/house/room

Bag/fashion/online shopping

Do you love bags?

What are the factors do you normally consider when you buy bags?

What kind of bags do you normally use?

What kind of bags do you normally choose on different occasions? Have you ever lost any bags?

How do you feel about fashion?

Do you love online shopping?

Boat/leisure activity

Has it ever occurred to you that you should have a boat?

Do you love boating?

Do Chinese love boating?

Where do you normally go boating?

How do you normally get health information?

How to keep healthy?

What do you think is the healthy lifestyle?

Are there a lot of gyms around your place?

Concentration/Sleep

When do you normally go sleep?

What is your sleep habit?

Is it good for us to take a nap?

What are the benefits for elderly people to sleep more?

Do young guys need to have more sleep?

What is the importance of concentration?

Under what circumstances will people be distracted?

What factors influence your concentration?

Are there any good ways to keep focused?

Painting/music

Do you love paintings?

When did you start to learn it?

Do you think it is necessary for kids to learn it?

What are the benefits of paintings?

How do you feel about arts?

Do you love enjoying artwork on exhibition in art galleries?

Do you love listening to music?

Can you play any instruments?

Why do parents in China always want their kids to learn how to play instruments?

Any benefits it would bring them?

Name

Who gave you your name?

Does your name have any particular meaning?

Do you like your name?

Do you want to change your name?

What do people have to do if they want to change their names?

Who usually name babies in your country?

Is there tradition about naming babies?

What are the popular names for new born babies?

Photography

Do you like taking photos?

How often do you take photos?

How do you organize your photos?

Do you prefer photos of scenery or of people?

Do people like to take photos in your country?

Do you think it’s important to have a good camera?

What kinds of photos do you like?

How is traditional ways of taking photos different from modern ways?

What’s the main difference between digital camera and old-fashioned camera?

Is taking photos popular in your country?

Part 2

People

a good neighbor

a good parent you know

a couple who have a happy marriage

a musician or a musical group that is popular in your country

Place

a garden you visited

acafé you know in your city

a street in your hometown

a library you visited

Object

a book or film you read or watched about the future

a funny TV program that makes you laugh

a dissatisfactory good that you have ever bought

a useful website you like to visit

a second language you want to learn(not English or Mandarin)

an important plant in your country

anadvertisement make you want to buy something

an old family photo

Event:

a casual activity you want to try along the beach

a wrong decision made by someone you know

a lesson or training

an enjoyable activity you do with other people

an important/unusual job you want to do in the future

an occasion when you were late

an interesting speech/talk you heard

an important message you received by phone/email